Longing for Girl Talk

Our team has offically been in Egypt a month and a half. We've got 58 days left and we actually have an idea of what is to come in these next two months. We are pretty excited about this because it's the first time our team has somewhat of a heads up on what we are doing. So far the length of notice we've recieved has varied from one day to about 15 seconds. So having a plan seems like luxury.
The last 10 days or so our team went back up to Alex where we lead a church service, met up with some people we connected with the last time we were there, and then headed off to a disciplship conference. The conference was good. Randy Friesen and two other pastors from the Abbotsford area came to teach. It was really good hearing them, and it was also really good hearing some testimonies of the men at the conference. Yeah it was an all men conference. Sharalin and I are definitly ready for a bit more estrogen company. So far we've done alot with just the male gender in ministry. Anyway Egyptians/North Africian people love to talk, and they have amazing stories of faith to tell. Most of the men at this conference have only been believers for a max of ten years and about a minimum of one. They have stories of God sparing their lives, stories of God asking them to give away money just recieved even though they hadn't had food all week, stories of God providing, and stories of suffering for Christ. The faith of these men is incredible. Just hearing these stories really challanges me.
As a team we're holding up. It's getting to the point where I think we're all rubbing on each others nerves a tad, and team life is becoming a little more real. A verse that I've been challanged with this week is Colossians 3:12-14 "Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity." This verse is a good reminder to live out compassion, kindness and patience, with love, so that as a team we do stay unified. Without each other we are nothing here. We depend on each other alot. Unity is also really important in prayer. So that is one thing I would ask you to pray for. That we would be able to get rid of anything that may be causing disunity in our team, so we can continue to build strong relationships with each other, and work together as a team.
This next week we are taking a bit of a retreat and going on a Nile cruise with the two pastors form Abbotsford. We are really excited! The cruise takes us from Aswan to Luxor to see the Valley of the Kings, and Valley of the Queens. Two places with alot of history. From there we head back to Aswan for a while, and then to Asut to an orphanage for a while. (Sharalin and I are praying the orphanage will have girls) And then the last few weeks we'll be back in Cairo. This will be the last blog from our base here in Cairo though. I'm not sure what sort of internet connection I will have from here on. I may still be able to post, but they may lack pictures. So anyway. Thank you to everyone who has been following this blog! Hi to everyone at Hepburn MB Church, and Hi to my College and Career group at Ebenezer Baptist. Also HI to all my family in BC, my aunts, uncles, cousins, and of course Oma and Opa (please pass the greeting on to them). HI to my buddies in Saskatoon, and my cruise street roomies. I love all of you and I miss you all. There are times when I miss home alot, but I know I'm living an experience of a life time, and so I'm trying to make the best out of it. Until I write next!